I play your videos at work so I do check for them and when there ain't a new one for a while I be devastated, ok that's dramatic but you know what I mean. great video as always ✌️
Hell yes man get that hulk game video out! I'd love some videos about older super hero games. I'm one of the only people who liked iton man for ps2 and 3
I used to love playing this on my ps2 as a kid. I had no memory card for the longest time so I would try to get as far as I could in one sitting. I've probably seriously played the training level with the league of shadows like 15 times.
Oh man, the days of the memory card shortage! It took me months to get further than the first Bart missions in Simpsons Hit and Run. The day I finally got to the Lisa missions was like getting a whole new game
I remember getting this game second hand in high school, and the person who sold it said it’s not a good game. That being said I enjoyed this game. It was fun.
I just replayed the Batman telltale games after watching “The Batman” (2022) It kinda feels like the third telltale game which is a prequel. Like they are soo similar with tone, story and the detective aspect.
Speaking of The Batman, base on how the put emphasis on the dark past of the Wayne family, I would really like if the sequel or one after that deals with the Court of Owls and/or takes some inspiration from a (Dick Grayson) Batman storyline called "Gates of Gotham" They seem like a perfect fit for Battinson.
This is a great example of the creativity of PS2 game devs. Even though the game wasn't polished, it still had a ton of creative mechanics and risky ideas. Despite the flaws, it has leagues more personality than games today. I had the game as a kid - a scratched disc. I could only play the tutorial level before it crashed but can still remember it clearly years later
Did you get to the part where you're training with ras al ghul in the snow mountains? That training part? Shit was cool af. I played the whole game probably just twice but I also remember the graphics looking super good back then too. I wonder what my younger self would feel about arkham knight at that time haha
@@hollandhenry7517 yeah bro, I finished the entire training section and would reach the first proper mission before the game crashed. I still played the hell out of it though. Seeing Arkham Knight as a kid would've blown my mind with the free roaming
I get you man. I'm surprised to see myself want to go back and play more of these ps2 era games. Though they're rough on the edges, they all play soo different from eachother.
“Loads of personality?” Dude, NO ONE (or at least no grown adult) was saying that back when it came out. It was a mid tear forgettable game. If anything a current comic book game like Guardians of the Galaxy has WAY more personality, charm, then this game
This game was my childhood, it’s crazy that I can go back to the times I used to play this game and exactly be there at the moment I played it and to then remember it’s been like 15 years since that happened. I’ll always hold this game close and dear to my heart no matter what anyone says.
when I was a teenager, I probably finished this game about 10 times, and now I get why. it's not that this game is great, but it was the first solid batman game I put my hands on, but as importantly, that was sooo short, that I had not option but keep playing it until the arkham games came along
It’s almost sad to hear this game was kinda good, knowing what was coming next. The same developers were going to make a Dark Knight game to release alongside that film as well. It was going to have a massive open world, bring the actors back again, and just be bigger and better in every way. Unfortunately, they didn’t have the time, resources, or technology to do what they wanted. So EA canned their project after 2 whole years of development. Then, EA’s license to Batman expired, they didn’t renew it, the video game rights were given to Rocksteady, and we all know the rest. Hearing this game was at least average sounds like they could have really improved just about everything, even if only slightly, for The Dark Knight, and made a truly spectacular game. I’m ultimately glad that didn’t happen, for obvious reasons, but I’d really like to see a timeline where EA gave them the time and money they needed to make The Dark Knight a reality.
The Dark Knight game was gonna be made by another studios, not this one. IIRC, Pandemic Studios (the one behind the first two Star Wars Battlefront) was gonna make the game but ended being cancelled.
I loved this when it came out and something I feel has been lost to time is the idea that a game like Asylum was impossible to comprehend. Batman games were rarely good and even if this was fine, the fear stuff was near revolutionary. People nowadays have grown up with three amazing Batman games and look back at this and laugh, it wasn't always that good for Batman fans
@@cstrife420 The Telltale ones? I agree they're great but they're a completely different type of game. They're not open world rhythm combat almost every single Batman villains filled adventures in a saga. They're more self contained point and click interactable stories with a part 1 and 2. In one series gameplay has you being Batman the usual take against pretty classic versions of enemies, In the other the storyline is a more unique interpretation of Batman with subpar gameplay but excellent stories questioning the identity and morality of the Bat/Bruce. If not the Telltale I can't think of which you're claiming.
To be fair, this was revolutionary for its time. When it was hot off the presses, Batman Begins was fine wine as Batman games went. People who grew up on the Arkham games are spoiled. Batman Begins was my Batman game as a little kid. I was 14 when Arkham Asylum dropped, so it was the third Batman game I ended up owning after Batman Begins and Batman Rise of Sin Tzu.
@@artusanctus997"People who grew up on the Arkham games are spoiled" that's literally every Gen Z, Gen Alpha or newcomer gamer whenever they look at an earlier entry of a game franchise
Man, missing out on this game makes me wish I'd gotten into Batman a lot earlier than I did. After watching, I'm definitely gonna look for a way to try and play this so I can experience it for myself. Great video as always man, can't wait for the next one!
I got into Batman when Arkham Asylum came out when I was 9. Since then, I went back and watched every animated show, every movie, every TV show and read a lot of comics about Batman and I've still never played this game lol.
Great idea for a video essay! I've always maintained that Arkham took the ideas from Batman Begins (stealth and fear, cape gliding, grappling and dungeon crawling) and Batman: Vengeance (toggleable first person view, animated series voice cast, original story) and took the time to perfect them to make the ultimate Batman game. Great to see some appreciation for the lesser loved Batman games.
I just bought this game last year off of eBay. Hadn’t played it since it was released way back then. I forgot how high end production this game was. I was blown away by getting all the actors to reprise their roles. Like you mentioned in your video, gameplay was a little too simple, but I figured it was made like that so it appeals to a wider gaming audience. Overall, a solid game, not much replay value, but still worth a look for sure. Great content.
This game is absolutely underrated. I have such fond memories of Batman Begins but seeing this video really opened my eyes to how important this was for the creation of the Arkham series. It's like an old fighting game that got perfected through the years
I don’t mind the video being on the shorter side, I still enjoyed it and this video actually made me play Batman Begins and it’s been a great experience and would love to see more documentaries on older/retro games!
I love this game for entirely subjective reasons. It's a flawed gem, really. The one thing in it that always bothered me is how the Batman has to use grenades that he steals from the bad guys, instead of his own gagdets.
This game is just as underrated as the movie it’s based on. I remember seeing Begins with my father premiere night. Both long time Batman fans but the last we had were the Schumacher movies. Low expectations but we were absolutely blown away. Driving around the next day, stopped at the local “Game Crazy” and had to pick this up as soon as I saw it. The graphics, the stealth gameplay with the fear aspect. I loved the shit out of it. Then once I beat it, found out I could play it again in the Blue and Gray suit. I love the fuck outta this game. It was absolutely a precursor to Arkham.
@@zeroattentiongaming820 really? At the time it very much felt like no one knew it existed. Then the Dark Knight came out and all the sudden everyone’s a Bale and Nolan fan, yet had no idea Begins was a thing
This is ironic since originally The cancelled Batman The Dark knight video game was going to be made by rocksteady or have the Arkham controls basically
Spider-Man 2's hand to hand combat was what would become the freeflow system in Arkham. Just a neat little fact about what most consider the best movie tie in game
I’m glad you have pointed this out! I grew up playing this game on my gamecube and years later playing Arkham Asylum I couldn’t help but always remember back fondly on Batman Begins.
@@RbkARI Well duh, no shit. But two or a very small hand full of games doesn’t discount the vast majority of movie license games just being freaking awful during those time.
I used to play this game a lot in the PS2. I remember loving it so much. Arkham Asylum improved on everything, but this was a great game for it's age of release imo
I feel the same way. I played this game back during its release year when I was 11. I came back to it during 2021-2022 and thought, “Hey, I just realized how reminiscent of the Arkham games Batman Begins is. I think this game influenced Rocksteady somehow.” Like you, I thought it was just me.
I never understood why game devs felt the need to go wild with animations or elemental theming in games featuring fairly grounded superhero protagonists. There's a sort of wild flailing quality to Batman's animations here that just make him come off goofy, like whoever thought the exaggerated stealth takedown motions or the butterfly/jump spinning kick in combat would be good, didn't get checked during the concept phase to maybe tone it down some. Reminds me of some old Spider-Man games where they felt the need to add vfx trails to his moves like a backflip kick or rising uppercut should feature fire.
Fun fact: Christain bale shit himself before making voicelines for the game so they made him look like he shitted himself when running in the game or climbing the ladders
I would say the Predator: Concrete Jungle is also a great reference for the Arkham Series. The mechanics on CJ match a lot of the ones implemented in Arkham Asylum. Which makes me wonder how would be a Predator game with the solid style of the Arkham series.
Grew up playing this game on the PlayStation 2, always felt it was underrated. So happy someone saw potential in it and made a video about it, great work man! Thank you!👍
People are always shitting on this game but it was without a doubt the best Batman game before Arkham and has a feeling of tension that the Arkham games don’t even have with the exception of Asylum. The way you feel like a slasher but also have to think like a human being or the roles will be reversed. You can’t just charge in a room full of people with guns you’ll be dead in two seconds like you’d be in real life and I’ve always found that to be really cool
Another game I think it'd be interesting to hear you tackle is Batman Vengeance. While it's a PS2 game as well, I think a lot of creativity went into it.
One thing i can def. say about arkham knight is they underestimated his body physique and what he can go through. They should had added more features where he could use his body for parkour but they relied to heavy on his gadgets and cars. I am really hoping they do something major with a new batman arkham game and make it to where he does missions in Gotham and on the ocean and underneath in an underground way out. Even put in the Court of owls(Like a side mission etc.) That is my only rebuttable to the game series but im sure that would had taken a decade if not more. Just look at RDR2 and what they did to make that game what it is today. Surely a lot of untapped potential.
I remember when this game came out back in the day, I was 11 and played it for the Xbox. At the time, I thought it was the best Batman game ever. I played it a lot because I was a fan of Batman, but also of superhero games. Between Spider-Man 2 and Batman Begins, I had my selection of good movie tie in games. I once suggested that Batman Begins had a skeleton of sorts for what later became the Arkham games, and to my knowledge, no one else has truly said this before. I am amazed that I can now say I am not the only one to say that Batman Begins was the spiritual predecessor to Arkham Asylum and the rest of the Arkham games.
DUDE THIS IS A THROWBACK FOR REAL!!! I was a bog fan of Batman back in the day, and I remember renting this game from Hollywood video and enjoying dang near every minute of playing this game. It's been so long since I've seen anyone mention this game. GREAT VIDEO!!!! 👍🔥
I'm probably one of few gamers who thought that Batman Begins was not only one of the best superhero games ever made, but also one of the best movie tie-in games ever made. Some of the gameplay, like combat, hacking, and lock picking, could've been better. Even so, it really feels like Rocksteady took inspiration from features in Batman Begins, like the reputation system, stealth, beat 'em up combat, gadgets, and even the radar in the corner, and expanded on it with 7th gen software
I'm glad you covered this game. I absolutely loved this game. I do prefer the Arkham games, but, before they existed, this was my favorite Batman game. I beat it several times. I'd also like to say that this was a decent movie tie-in game, but my favorite is X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
The one memory I have from this game is stealing it from my cousin, I feel like he resented me for a long time because of that, well into our teenage years haha. He's a cool guy, even though we haven't talked with my mom's side of the family in a couple of years.
Thank you!!! Everybody seemed to have forgotten this game, which is understandable, because it was like most movie-tie-in games, rushed and "eh". HOWEVER... it had a charm to it and a lot of the mechanics were recycled for the Arkham series.
Wow as a person who has been here since you where a relatively smaller channel. Since returning to this channel its impressive to see how much you have grown as a TH-camr definitely deserved
I often considered Batman Begins to be the conceptual precursor to the Arkham Series. As a child, I adored the Batman Begins game, which was one of my most frequently played games during my youth. Being a fan of Batman, this game greatly appealed to my younger self.
i like that one soundtrack where your trying to escape the swat in the asylum it sounds mysterious and the one in the construction site where you need to find flass it sounds really creepy
Actually the Batman and Robin game from the PS1 is the Grandfather of the Arkham games. It's open world, you can select 3 characters from Batman, Robin and Batgirl and also drive their own vehicles.
Loved this game and this video brings back some great memories, thanks Aqua! I've been hoping for someone to do a video on the Bourne Conspiracy too - another of the great tie-in games imo. Keep up the good work!
I remember getting this game as a kid which came with free adult movie ticket that my dad and I used. Loved this game and played hell out of it. Very underrated
DUDE.... I PLAYED THIS GAME DURING 2015, I had an old ps2 and I played during new year. It was so fun, I still remember needing to turn the tv volume on during interrogation scenes.
@@iggyzx1371 nem me fale kkk conheci o R3 nesse jogo. 😁 Tava preso no tutorial do monastério por um bom tempo. Ah, e tinha uma parte nas docas que eu descia umas escadas e me deparava com capangas armados que sempre me matavam. Parei de jogar ali 😓
My first Batman game. I loved every second of it. The atmosphere is just crazy. When I was younger I thought Arkham Asylum was the sequel to this game lol
There was a an android game for Dark Knight Rises that was way better than it had any right to be. Shame you can't play any of Gameloft's old games though. I'd love to play Backstab or Modern Combat 2 again
In honor of this game I’m playing Arkham Knight in the Nolan trilogy bat suit. Can’t wait to pick this game up again when I find it at my local trade in game store.
Well, if I'm remembering correctly, I've heard that before arkham, there were desires from warner to have someone create a dark knight game, but nolan himself wasn't happy with the begins game, and so he fought against them making it
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It may be a rough game but I had a good time with it. Definitely an underrated classic
I play your videos at work so I do check for them and when there ain't a new one for a while I be devastated, ok that's dramatic but you know what I mean. great video as always ✌️
Yo aqua, this game is something but hear me out. The van helsing movie tie in game. Idk if anyone remembers it but it'd be cool to see you cover
Loved the video, and I always loved this game! I'll be here for any superhero game videos
Hell yes man get that hulk game video out! I'd love some videos about older super hero games. I'm one of the only people who liked iton man for ps2 and 3
Batman's ladder climbing animation never fails to get a laugh out of me
Also the overly dramatic gliding animation
@@orlandofurioso7329the gliding animation is cool. It's just the running and ladder climbing animations that look hilarious
That was pretty funny looking
4:50
"Remember it's just a ladder climbing animation. Nothing too fancy."
Developer: "Say no more."
Wait, your telling me you don’t climb ladders like that?
Lmao I was about to make a comment about that.
Why does he climb it like he's a gremlin?
@@tootbender6935 because he’s goddamn Batman. That’s why
Lololol
Best thing about this game is the original cast voicing their lines.
Except Gary Oldman. He didn't voice Gordon in this game
@@player2-lightwater914 and decoy ra's as well. Ken Watanabe was not in the game. Every other actor was though which was an amazing feat in itself.
@@guitarman0365 Ken Watanabe is in the game. He reprised his role as the decoy. Gary Oldman is the only one not in the game.
They do a pretty good job.
@@civilwarfare101
It brings authenticity to the game
I used to love playing this on my ps2 as a kid. I had no memory card for the longest time so I would try to get as far as I could in one sitting. I've probably seriously played the training level with the league of shadows like 15 times.
Oh man, the days of the memory card shortage! It took me months to get further than the first Bart missions in Simpsons Hit and Run. The day I finally got to the Lisa missions was like getting a whole new game
Ah yes the memory card dilemma
Same bro
Bro scarecrow scared the shit outta me
BRO HOLY SHIT SAME 😭😭 one time my sister tripped on my controller wire and screwed my entire progress, I was in ARKHAM
I remember getting this game second hand in high school, and the person who sold it said it’s not a good game. That being said I enjoyed this game. It was fun.
Not a very good salesman were they.
@@ScootsMcDootson lol
@@ScootsMcDootsonHe did buy the game.
His loss your gain
I just replayed the Batman telltale games after watching “The Batman” (2022) It kinda feels like the third telltale game which is a prequel. Like they are soo similar with tone, story and the detective aspect.
@Damian Thomas Knight Wayne Both Telltale and The Batman based their Wayne family secrets bit on Scott Snyder's Court of Owls.
Speaking of The Batman, base on how the put emphasis on the dark past of the Wayne family, I would really like if the sequel or one after that deals with the Court of Owls and/or takes some inspiration from a (Dick Grayson) Batman storyline called "Gates of Gotham"
They seem like a perfect fit for Battinson.
They really are so similar
I hope Batman the telltale series gets season 3
@Damian Thomas Knight Wayne AWESOME!!!
I love how the crouch walk animation and ladder climb animation give off hotel Transylvania vibes with how over the top they are
19:18 Fun fact: Ducard was always the true Ra's. The other guy was just a decoy. "Theatricality and deception."
Correct 💯
This is a great example of the creativity of PS2 game devs. Even though the game wasn't polished, it still had a ton of creative mechanics and risky ideas. Despite the flaws, it has leagues more personality than games today. I had the game as a kid - a scratched disc. I could only play the tutorial level before it crashed but can still remember it clearly years later
Did you get to the part where you're training with ras al ghul in the snow mountains? That training part? Shit was cool af. I played the whole game probably just twice but I also remember the graphics looking super good back then too. I wonder what my younger self would feel about arkham knight at that time haha
@@hollandhenry7517 yeah bro, I finished the entire training section and would reach the first proper mission before the game crashed. I still played the hell out of it though. Seeing Arkham Knight as a kid would've blown my mind with the free roaming
I get you man. I'm surprised to see myself want to go back and play more of these ps2 era games. Though they're rough on the edges, they all play soo different from eachother.
“Loads of personality?” Dude, NO ONE (or at least no grown adult) was saying that back when it came out. It was a mid tear forgettable game.
If anything a current comic book game like Guardians of the Galaxy has WAY more personality, charm, then this game
@@Indigo_1001 bro really just compared a game made in 2005 on the PS2 to 2021s Guardians of the Galaxy.
Absolutely lost in the sauce.
This game was my childhood, it’s crazy that I can go back to the times I used to play this game and exactly be there at the moment I played it and to then remember it’s been like 15 years since that happened.
I’ll always hold this game close and dear to my heart no matter what anyone says.
when I was a teenager, I probably finished this game about 10 times, and now I get why. it's not that this game is great, but it was the first solid batman game I put my hands on, but as importantly, that was sooo short, that I had not option but keep playing it until the arkham games came along
It’s almost sad to hear this game was kinda good, knowing what was coming next.
The same developers were going to make a Dark Knight game to release alongside that film as well. It was going to have a massive open world, bring the actors back again, and just be bigger and better in every way. Unfortunately, they didn’t have the time, resources, or technology to do what they wanted. So EA canned their project after 2 whole years of development. Then, EA’s license to Batman expired, they didn’t renew it, the video game rights were given to Rocksteady, and we all know the rest.
Hearing this game was at least average sounds like they could have really improved just about everything, even if only slightly, for The Dark Knight, and made a truly spectacular game. I’m ultimately glad that didn’t happen, for obvious reasons, but I’d really like to see a timeline where EA gave them the time and money they needed to make The Dark Knight a reality.
The Dark Knight game was gonna be made by another studios, not this one. IIRC, Pandemic Studios (the one behind the first two Star Wars Battlefront) was gonna make the game but ended being cancelled.
@@ClownPuncher139 Did you see Batman Begins in 2005? Was this your first introduction to Batman in 2005?
@@ClownPuncher139 Was this your first batman film you saw? How old were you when the movie came out in 2005?
@@isaiahyinko7182actually his first introduction to Batman was Lego Batman the video game and the dark knight
I loved this when it came out and something I feel has been lost to time is the idea that a game like Asylum was impossible to comprehend. Batman games were rarely good and even if this was fine, the fear stuff was near revolutionary. People nowadays have grown up with three amazing Batman games and look back at this and laugh, it wasn't always that good for Batman fans
Four*
@@flamesofchaos13 6*
@@cstrife420 The Telltale ones? I agree they're great but they're a completely different type of game. They're not open world rhythm combat almost every single Batman villains filled adventures in a saga. They're more self contained point and click interactable stories with a part 1 and 2. In one series gameplay has you being Batman the usual take against pretty classic versions of enemies, In the other the storyline is a more unique interpretation of Batman with subpar gameplay but excellent stories questioning the identity and morality of the Bat/Bruce.
If not the Telltale I can't think of which you're claiming.
To be fair, this was revolutionary for its time. When it was hot off the presses, Batman Begins was fine wine as Batman games went. People who grew up on the Arkham games are spoiled. Batman Begins was my Batman game as a little kid. I was 14 when Arkham Asylum dropped, so it was the third Batman game I ended up owning after Batman Begins and Batman Rise of Sin Tzu.
@@artusanctus997"People who grew up on the Arkham games are spoiled" that's literally every Gen Z, Gen Alpha or newcomer gamer whenever they look at an earlier entry of a game franchise
Man, missing out on this game makes me wish I'd gotten into Batman a lot earlier than I did. After watching, I'm definitely gonna look for a way to try and play this so I can experience it for myself. Great video as always man, can't wait for the next one!
I got into Batman when Arkham Asylum came out when I was 9. Since then, I went back and watched every animated show, every movie, every TV show and read a lot of comics about Batman and I've still never played this game lol.
Emuparadise, Tampermonkey to get past the algorithm that hides the ISOs, PCSX2, bam, there ya go.
Ps2 Emulator on the phone now...
@@Coreisus Real shit???
@@TheOneTwelve AetherSX2 my friend!
Vimm's Lair for the Bios file and Roms cuz Vimm's roms are less glitchy than other rom websites for some reason.
Great idea for a video essay! I've always maintained that Arkham took the ideas from Batman Begins (stealth and fear, cape gliding, grappling and dungeon crawling) and Batman: Vengeance (toggleable first person view, animated series voice cast, original story) and took the time to perfect them to make the ultimate Batman game.
Great to see some appreciation for the lesser loved Batman games.
Dude, I love how you covered this game with proper critique! Most people would straight up cal it garbage and move on.
He doesn't take up the mantle. He is Ras Al Ghul. The one in the temple is a decoy. He is the real one.
I just bought this game last year off of eBay. Hadn’t played it since it was released way back then. I forgot how high end production this game was. I was blown away by getting all the actors to reprise their roles. Like you mentioned in your video, gameplay was a little too simple, but I figured it was made like that so it appeals to a wider gaming audience. Overall, a solid game, not much replay value, but still worth a look for sure. Great content.
There not being enough Bruce Wayne in the Arkham games is actually a common complaint, especially among fans of the character.
This game is absolutely underrated. I have such fond memories of Batman Begins but seeing this video really opened my eyes to how important this was for the creation of the Arkham series. It's like an old fighting game that got perfected through the years
I don’t mind the video being on the shorter side, I still enjoyed it and this video actually made me play Batman Begins and it’s been a great experience and would love to see more documentaries on older/retro games!
I love this game for entirely subjective reasons. It's a flawed gem, really. The one thing in it that always bothered me is how the Batman has to use grenades that he steals from the bad guys, instead of his own gagdets.
This game is just as underrated as the movie it’s based on. I remember seeing Begins with my father premiere night. Both long time Batman fans but the last we had were the Schumacher movies. Low expectations but we were absolutely blown away. Driving around the next day, stopped at the local “Game Crazy” and had to pick this up as soon as I saw it. The graphics, the stealth gameplay with the fear aspect. I loved the shit out of it. Then once I beat it, found out I could play it again in the Blue and Gray suit. I love the fuck outta this game. It was absolutely a precursor to Arkham.
This is the first time I've ever seen Batman Begins called an underrated movie
@@zeroattentiongaming820 really? At the time it very much felt like no one knew it existed. Then the Dark Knight came out and all the sudden everyone’s a Bale and Nolan fan, yet had no idea Begins was a thing
@@zeroattentiongaming820 Was this your first introduction to batman in 2005? How old were you when the movie came out?
@@isaiahyinko7182 I was introduced to Batman in 1995, so no not at all my first exposure to the character
I have a lot of memories of playing this game as a kid, had so much fun with it back then
This is ironic since originally The cancelled Batman The Dark knight video game was going to be made by rocksteady or have the Arkham controls basically
I loved this game as a kid. Can’t even count how many times I played it
This proves that no matter what, batman's kickin' ass.
His comics are successful,
His movies are successful,
and now, his videogames are successful.
And now? Not sure id call 10 years ago now but sure
@@kkay000 Well, it feels recent to me. yk how that goes
When Batman fails, it often looks as if he means to "fail", that it's all just a ruse.
@@berniethekiwidragon4382 Yup. Like the numerous times he tried to kill himself, only to turn back up and alive.
"His comics are successful"
Not so sure about that nowadays.
Spider-Man 2's hand to hand combat was what would become the freeflow system in Arkham. Just a neat little fact about what most consider the best movie tie in game
I’m glad you have pointed this out! I grew up playing this game on my gamecube and years later playing Arkham Asylum I couldn’t help but always remember back fondly on Batman Begins.
"A superhero game and a movie license game is a recipe for disaster"
Well, there's Spider-Man 2...
And surprisingly enough X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
@@spiderturtle5292 Oh right, completely forgot about it. That one's better than the movie lol
But the vast majority of super movie movie license games SUCKED.
Seriously, how do ya’ll forget about it
@@Indigo_1001 I didn't forget, I just pointed out not _all_ of them are bad lol
@@RbkARI
Well duh, no shit. But two or a very small hand full of games doesn’t discount the vast majority of movie license games just being freaking awful during those time.
I used to play this game a lot in the PS2. I remember loving it so much. Arkham Asylum improved on everything, but this was a great game for it's age of release imo
Batman Begins walked so Arkham Asylum could fly.
I thought I was the only one who saw this as a precursor to the Arkham games to me batman begins has a lot of similarities to Arkham asylum
I feel the same way. I played this game back during its release year when I was 11. I came back to it during 2021-2022 and thought, “Hey, I just realized how reminiscent of the Arkham games Batman Begins is. I think this game influenced Rocksteady somehow.” Like you, I thought it was just me.
I never understood why game devs felt the need to go wild with animations or elemental theming in games featuring fairly grounded superhero protagonists.
There's a sort of wild flailing quality to Batman's animations here that just make him come off goofy, like whoever thought the exaggerated stealth takedown motions or the butterfly/jump spinning kick in combat would be good, didn't get checked during the concept phase to maybe tone it down some.
Reminds me of some old Spider-Man games where they felt the need to add vfx trails to his moves like a backflip kick or rising uppercut should feature fire.
Fun fact: Christain bale shit himself before making voicelines for the game so they made him look like he shitted himself when running in the game or climbing the ladders
I would say the Predator: Concrete Jungle is also a great reference for the Arkham Series. The mechanics on CJ match a lot of the ones implemented in Arkham Asylum. Which makes me wonder how would be a Predator game with the solid style of the Arkham series.
Grew up playing this game on the PlayStation 2, always felt it was underrated. So happy someone saw potential in it and made a video about it, great work man! Thank you!👍
People are always shitting on this game but it was without a doubt the best Batman game before Arkham and has a feeling of tension that the Arkham games don’t even have with the exception of Asylum. The way you feel like a slasher but also have to think like a human being or the roles will be reversed. You can’t just charge in a room full of people with guns you’ll be dead in two seconds like you’d be in real life and I’ve always found that to be really cool
I have some pretty fond memories of this game. Basically Splinter Cell with Batman.
Another game I think it'd be interesting to hear you tackle is Batman Vengeance. While it's a PS2 game as well, I think a lot of creativity went into it.
One thing i can def. say about arkham knight is they underestimated his body physique and what he can go through. They should had added more features where he could use his body for parkour but they relied to heavy on his gadgets and cars. I am really hoping they do something major with a new batman arkham game and make it to where he does missions in Gotham and on the ocean and underneath in an underground way out. Even put in the Court of owls(Like a side mission etc.) That is my only rebuttable to the game series but im sure that would had taken a decade if not more. Just look at RDR2 and what they did to make that game what it is today. Surely a lot of untapped potential.
The Arkham series is the lovechild of Batman: Vengeance and Batman Begins.
I remember when this game came out back in the day, I was 11 and played it for the Xbox. At the time, I thought it was the best Batman game ever. I played it a lot because I was a fan of Batman, but also of superhero games. Between Spider-Man 2 and Batman Begins, I had my selection of good movie tie in games. I once suggested that Batman Begins had a skeleton of sorts for what later became the Arkham games, and to my knowledge, no one else has truly said this before. I am amazed that I can now say I am not the only one to say that Batman Begins was the spiritual predecessor to Arkham Asylum and the rest of the Arkham games.
Loved this when it came out played it right after the movie and was impressed I was 28 years old at the time.
DUDE THIS IS A THROWBACK FOR REAL!!! I was a bog fan of Batman back in the day, and I remember renting this game from Hollywood video and enjoying dang near every minute of playing this game. It's been so long since I've seen anyone mention this game. GREAT VIDEO!!!! 👍🔥
I'm probably one of few gamers who thought that Batman Begins was not only one of the best superhero games ever made, but also one of the best movie tie-in games ever made. Some of the gameplay, like combat, hacking, and lock picking, could've been better. Even so, it really feels like Rocksteady took inspiration from features in Batman Begins, like the reputation system, stealth, beat 'em up combat, gadgets, and even the radar in the corner, and expanded on it with 7th gen software
I love this game! It is much realistic to make the enemies fear before engaging, the way Robert Pattinson should learn. 😂
If Batman Begins is the father of the Arkham Series, Vengeance is the grandfather. That is still one of my favorite games of all time.
4:50 Movement straight out of Robot Chicken 😂
I'm glad you covered this game. I absolutely loved this game. I do prefer the Arkham games, but, before they existed, this was my favorite Batman game. I beat it several times.
I'd also like to say that this was a decent movie tie-in game, but my favorite is X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
The one memory I have from this game is stealing it from my cousin, I feel like he resented me for a long time because of that, well into our teenage years haha. He's a cool guy, even though we haven't talked with my mom's side of the family in a couple of years.
Thank you!!!
Everybody seemed to have forgotten this game, which is understandable, because it was like most movie-tie-in games, rushed and "eh". HOWEVER... it had a charm to it and a lot of the mechanics were recycled for the Arkham series.
This was the best Batman game of the PS2 era
Wow as a person who has been here since you where a relatively smaller channel. Since returning to this channel its impressive to see how much you have grown as a TH-camr definitely deserved
used to play all the time when I was a kid. and it still holds up.
This game was rad and definitely a big part of my childhood
Are you a fan of batman? What was your first introduction to batman? What was your first batman film you saw?
I was born in 1999 and you? Did you see Batman Begins in 2005 in the theater or on dvd?
"Batmans ass is glued to the throne" 😂😂 couldnt put it better
I Played The Hell out of it on the PS2 it's very Underrated and is The Best Batman on PS2 with Vengance.
Can you please make a video on Batman Telltale it is one of my favorite games and I would love to hear you thoughts on it.
I often considered Batman Begins to be the conceptual precursor to the Arkham Series. As a child, I adored the Batman Begins game, which was one of my most frequently played games during my youth. Being a fan of Batman, this game greatly appealed to my younger self.
This game was epic af, I grew up playing this game 🔥🔥
i like that one soundtrack where your trying to escape the swat in the asylum it sounds mysterious and the one in the construction site where you need to find flass it sounds really creepy
It disturbs me that while the game is going for a realistic look and feel, all the characters move around and bend like they're made of rubber.
“Long doesn’t = good.” Your mom begs to differ 😎
Man I can't believe there's a video on batman begins...I actually loved this game when I was younger and it was one of my favourite
I love this game. This brings me back to renting Batman Begins at Blockbuster lol
Yea man same!!!
Wasn't there a similarish Batman game on ps2 before this called Batman: Vengeance? Is that the grandfather of Arkham?
Actually the Batman and Robin game from the PS1 is the Grandfather of the Arkham games.
It's open world, you can select 3 characters from Batman, Robin and Batgirl and also drive their own vehicles.
4:52 what is that ladder climb animation😂
Loved this game and this video brings back some great memories, thanks Aqua! I've been hoping for someone to do a video on the Bourne Conspiracy too - another of the great tie-in games imo. Keep up the good work!
Of course the most important influence the Arkham series took from this game was the random thug conversations.
It wouldnt be Arkham without 'em.
I loved this game. Batman Begins is my favorite Batman movie and this game simulated it well
I like the use of the LEGO Batman 3 1966 bonus level music lmao. That made me rewind the video a couple times to make sure I got what I was reading
15:47 “but instead we just have to bully these people for 45 instead of 15 seconds” XD idk why but, that’s hilarious
I remember getting this game as a kid which came with free adult movie ticket that my dad and I used. Loved this game and played hell out of it. Very underrated
So which adult movie did you end up watching with your dad? Something with Jenna Jameson in it? I guess she was big in the industry back then.
They should remake this game. It was amazing for its time
This was my childhood on the GameCube. Begins, Mortal Kombat and Resident Evil.
Well..... maybe i do wake up, just to check if you have uploaded. Fight me
I'm kinda sad that people think this game sucks. Playing this and batman vengeance on the ps2 were quite the days
Truthfully, while under a critical lense I can see why people didn't like it, this was alot of fun to play for me
DUDE.... I PLAYED THIS GAME DURING 2015, I had an old ps2 and I played during new year. It was so fun, I still remember needing to turn the tv volume on during interrogation scenes.
I recon the fear aspect was way better in the Batman begins game. You could actually hear the thugs hearts race
I remember playing this game as a kid, back when I had no understanding of English language 😅
Eu também, kkk. Tinha partes que eu simplesmente travava por não saber inglês.
@@iggyzx1371 nem me fale kkk conheci o R3 nesse jogo. 😁 Tava preso no tutorial do monastério por um bom tempo. Ah, e tinha uma parte nas docas que eu descia umas escadas e me deparava com capangas armados que sempre me matavam. Parei de jogar ali 😓
I loved this game when I was a kid, I was practically addicted to the Batmobile levels. I thought that shit was so cool.
I love how quick and agile Batman is in this. I HATE how slow and immobile Batman is in the Arkham games when you're not in combat.
This game taught me that Batmans batarangs are "Shurikens". Every time I hear the word I think of this game.
My first Batman game. I loved every second of it. The atmosphere is just crazy. When I was younger I thought Arkham Asylum was the sequel to this game lol
At this day i still play Batman Begins on my PS2
Plus i really want a remake version of this game, imagine that
There was a an android game for Dark Knight Rises that was way better than it had any right to be. Shame you can't play any of Gameloft's old games though. I'd love to play Backstab or Modern Combat 2 again
I'm so happy ya made a video about this game mate!! Grew up with it
Bro Batman Begins on the GBA was a legit masterpiece.
Pretty good video on what previous Batman games before Arkham but I think a video on Batman Vengeance could also be very cool.
I remember playing the good old gameboy advance version of this game. makes me feel like a kid again
Are you a fan of batman? What was your first introduction to batman? What was your first batman film you saw? I was born in 1999 and you?
Did you see Batman Begins in 2005?
In honor of this game I’m playing Arkham Knight in the Nolan trilogy bat suit. Can’t wait to pick this game up again when I find it at my local trade in game store.
Great times playing this game with my brothers on Xbox back in the day.
This is one of the most wholesome review channels
Unironically got an ad about the Dark Knight Trilogy being on Peacock
I say this as of Feb 14
Yes a streaming ad at 12:20 am
The ladder climbing animation is exquisite.
The sequel was supposedly free roam tho. But I also secretly think the mobile dark knight game was more or less what that would’ve been.
Wait, Ducard didn’t BECOME Ras Al Goul, he was always Ras but was hiding his identity! Right? That’s what I always thought!
Well, if I'm remembering correctly, I've heard that before arkham, there were desires from warner to have someone create a dark knight game, but nolan himself wasn't happy with the begins game, and so he fought against them making it